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It was an exciting weekend of nonstop roping in San Angelo with the 67th annual Cinch Roping Fiesta bringing the biggest names in tie-down and breakaway roping to town.
The open calf roping invitational consisted of three long rounds and a short round, naming the best in the average on four head the 2020 champion. It happened to be reigning World Champion Haven Meged who took the title — and who also roped another 12 during the celebrity match roping for $20,000, winner takes all. In the match roping, Meged faced off with 4X World Champion Tuf Cooper (who stepped in for Caleb Smidt due to injury) and may have come out victorious if his rope hadn’t have broken on his third run. While looking strong throughout the match, unfortunately Meged couldn’t recover from the 41+ seconds he took on the third, and Cooper took home the $20,000.
In the breakaway, three cowgirls went 3.9 seconds in the final round. Two of them, Josie Conner and Alex Flautt Loiselle, split first and second with a total time of 11.8 seconds on four, while the third, Lari Dee Guy, placed third overall in the average with a total of 12.3.
TIE-DOWN ROPING RESULTS
ROUND ONE
1. Shad Mayfield, 9.2 seconds, $3,319 | 2. Westyn Hughes, 9.4, $2,747 | 3. Timber Moore, 9.7, $2,174 | 4-5. (tie) Ryan Jarrett and Isaac Fontenot, 9.8, $1,316 each | 6. Marcos Costa, 10.2, $572
INTERVIEW WITH SHAD MAYFIELD
ROUND TWO
1. John Douch, 9.3 seconds, $3,319 | 2. Riley Pruitt, 9.5, $2,747 | 3. Ty Harris, 9.6, $2,174 | 4. Haven Meged, 10.1, $1,602 | 5. Shane Hanchey, 10.2, $1,030 | 6. Caleb Smidt, 10.6, $572
INTERVIEW WITH JOHN DOUCH
ROUND THREE
1-2. (tie) Ryan Jarrett and Kincade Henry, 9.3 seconds, $3,033 each | 3. Cory Solomon, 9.6, $2,174 | 4. Ben Robinson, 9.7, $1,602 | 5. Cody Huber, 9.8, $1,030 | 6. Adam Gray, 9.9, $572
SHORT ROUND
1. Caleb Smidt, 9.5 seconds, $800 | 2. Timber Moore, 9.6, $600 | 3. Cooper Martin, 9.7, $400 | 4. Haven Meged, 9.9, $200
CALEB SMIDT, 9.5 SECONDS
AVERAGE ON FOUR
1.Haven Meged, 41.2 seconds, $6,638 | 2. Caleb Smidt, 41.4, $5,493 | 3. Timber Moore, 42.0, $4,349 | 4. (tie) Cooper Martin, Cory Solomon and Marcos Costa, 42.7, $2,076 each
HAVEN MEGED, 9.9 SECONDS IN THE SHORT ROUND
INTERVIEW WITH HAVEN MEGED
MATCH ROPING CHAMPION: Tuf Cooper, $20,000
INTERVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS WITH TUF COOPER
BREAKAWAY ROPING RESULTS
ROUND ONE
1-2.(tie) Hannah Martin and Jordan Jo Fabrizio, 3.6 seconds, $2,600 each | 3-4. (tie) Alex Flautt and Shelby Boisjoli, 3.8, $1,300 each
ROUND TWO
1-3. (tie) Jenna Lee Hayes, Josie Conner and Jaime Marcrum, $2,275 each | 4. Tierra Gray, $975
SHORT ROUND
1-3. (tie) Alex Flautt, Josie Conner and Lari Dee Guy, 3.9 seconds, $1,625 | 4. Kelsie Chase, 4.2, $325
BREAKAWAY ROPING SHORT ROUND: LARI DEE GUY, ALEX FLAUTT LOISELLE, JOSIE CONNER
AVERAGE ON THREE
1-2. (tie) Alex Flautt and Josie Conner, 11.8 seconds, $4,062.50 | 3. Lari Dee Guy, 12.3, $2,275 | Jordan Jo Fabrizio, 12.6, $1,300
